ESP EC-1000. Good guitar for the money?

[Robert W]

Anyone have any experience with these guitars? I'm looking for something LP shaped and was wondering what the quality control on these was like.

 

[AllanD]

IMO it was one of the the worst playing guitars I've ever owned, with another Les Paul being right next to it. I guess I'm just not a fan of the 24.75 scales. A lot of people like them though, so if you like the way Les Pauls play they are very similar except the LTD has bigger frets.

 

[XxSicRokerxX]

A lot of people use this guitar on here. IMO you can never go wrong with owning an eclipse.

 

[FIXXXER]

the old korean ones were superb, not yet sure about the never indonesian stuff.
i hat a indonesian goldtop here and due to build quality it wasn't any close to the korean model my father owns.

cheers
S.

 

[Tercero]

They're very cool guitars for the money. The 1000 series is still Korean, so no worries there. I've had a bunch of LTD's and ESP's over the years, and from working in music stores for about a decade now I've played just about every model that came through. The quality control is really pretty good. You'll get the occasional dud, but as a whole they're great guitars. I've even had LTD's that I liked more than my ESP's. A solid Korean LTD with a little love from a tech (fret level and setup) is pretty hard to beat for the money. Just keep in mind that ESP's have very different necks than Gibsons, and unless you get a full thickness model, the bodies are considerably thinner. If you love Les Pauls...you may not dig an Eclipse. But, if you love the look of a LP but want a trimmer version...they may be just the thing. For what its worth, I've had a dozen Gibsons, a couple of PRS Singlecuts, a Caparison, Jacksons etc etc and to this day I still kick myself for selling my old goldtop LTD EC400AT. It was just an all around awesome sounding and playing guitar.

 

[Robert W]

Thank you for the responses.

Basically I'm looking for either a LP or SG shape, as I've always found those shapes easier to play.

My main deciding factor though is quality control. I really can't afford to spend for than $450-$500 atm, so I'm mostly looking for used stuff. I saw a nice EC-1000 on eBay for $400 and was thinking of snagging it.

Also saw what looked to be a nice BC Rich Mockingbird Special,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BC-Rich-Moc...04233&pid=100015&prg=1017&rk=1&#ht_500wt_1413

 

[Rex Rocker]

The 1000 series is still Korean, AFAIK. Indo hasn't reached the LTD Deluxe series yet, luckily, like Tercero said.

Unless you're thinking about the EC-1000T, the regular 24-fret EC-1000 has a thinner body which, tonally, resembles an SG more than a Les Paul.

Asides from that, yeah, the neck is not very Les Paul-y. It's narrower and thinner with HUGE frets.

Good guitars with good quality control indeed.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I like mine.

 

[DEFIED]

I think they are, I like mine as well. I have the Vintage Black one, and that shit rocks!